when i first read this, i kept thinking that maybe you're the one who wrote this..maybe because of the inserts about sleeping beauty and the wonderful history of hayato and ryu..it has the same feel as your akame fics..which is a plus for me..

its really beautiful and you really feel ryu's pain..and i love how take, hyuga, and tsucchi are here as well..
especially love how haya/ryu's relationship unfolds, from the first time they met until they got together..

definitely one of my favorite from this exchange..